The most famous grizzly bear at Yellowstone National Park has been killed by hunters.
Officials from Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks recently announced that a beloved bear named Scarface was killed by hunters last fall. The 25-year-old grizzly bear was one of the park’s most famous residents, and wildlife photographers Jill Cooper and Simon Jackson said in a statement:“Our emotions alternate between shock, sadness, anger and a profound sense of loss.”
Grizzly bears are federally protected in 48 states under the Endangered Species Act, so even though Scarface was killed outside the park’s boundary, doing so was illegal.
The wildlife officials and federal police have said that they started an investigation into Scarface’s killing.